Legal Opinion
United States v. Dreitzler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1978No. Nos. 77-1546, 77-1591PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole question on this appeal is one of law: does the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court extend to the adjudication of the question of the reaffirmation by the bankrupt of a discharged debt? We are clear that the answer is “no.”1
The statutory provision which the district court thought conferred jurisdiction constitutes one of the 1970 amendments to the Bankruptcy Act (Pub.Law 91 — 467, 84 Stat. 990, October 19, 1970) and reads as follows: “The bankrupt or any creditor may file an application with the [bankruptcy] court for the determination of the dischargeability of any debt.” Section…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Norene R. O'Dell v. United States of America and Jack Ruhter, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Evarts v. Eloy Gin Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Matter of ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1976
- Hilton Credit Corporation v. Edwin Emil JaggliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by47 opinions
- United States v. Curtis J. Bernhardt, Michael F. McCarthy Harold T. Okahara, Jr., and Carl J. BernhardtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Rex C. Cauble, Individually and Doing Business as Cauble EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. DaleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Joseph Anthony Herbert, United States of America v. John David HerbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. John R. Adamson, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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